Mom bess's nut brown bread
1 loaf
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | Dates |
| 2 | teaspoons | Soda |
| 2 | cups | Boiling water |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Crisco |
| 2 | Eggs; well beaten | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 4 | cups | Flour |
| 1 | cup | Chopped nuts |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
Directions
MIX AS GIVEN
Pour boiling water over dates and soda and let cool.
(although she didn't say, I assume you add the rest of the ingredients after the above cools)
Bake slowly for 1 hour until brown all over. Grease and flour pans well and fill only one half full.
From: Becci McClain's paternal grandmother's favorite recipes collection. 1/95.
Submitted By BECCI MCCLAIN On 01-11-95